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One day, following a flash of light, the stone at the base of the Mana Tree crac
ks, distorting time and space. The hero recalls that their friend Tess, who is a
priestess, went to the Mana Tower to pray, and goes to find her. After reaching
the tower with an Elemental in tow, the hero finds the tower is infested with m
onsters. Upon fighting their way to the top of the tower, the hero finds Tess, f
rightened but unharmed. Suddenly, a giant flaming bird descends upon the two. Th
e hero attempts to fight it, but finds that the bird is protected by a barrier.
A sword then falls from the sky, causing the bird's shield to fade away and allo
wing the hero to slay the beast. When the bird is defeated, a mysterious man gar
bed in black appears and attempts to take the Holy Sword, which is still stuck i
n the ground, but is prevented by the appearance of a barrier when he tries. The
man disappears, and the hero attempts to grab the sword. No barrier appears to
prevent them, and they take what turns out to be the fabled Sword of Mana.
Upon returning from the Mana Tower, the hero discovers that three mysterious pil
lars of light have struck in the lands of Topple, Jadd, and Lorimar. After being
asked by the leaders of the village, the hero investigates these places and fin
ds dungeons full of monsters with a huge monster at the end. After these three t
asks are completed, the mysterious man appears once again, identifying himself a
s the Mana Lord. He steals the Sword of Mana and causes a large storm in the lan
d of Wendel. The hero journeys there to stop the Mana Storm by confronting the M
ana Lord. When the Mana Lord is about to kill the hero, a group of gems appear a
round the hero to prevent his attack. The Mana Lord then decides to kidnap Tess
and vanishes.
After returning to the Mana Village, the hero heads for the Path of Life under t
he roots of the Mana Tree. At the end of the Path, the hero finds the Mana Lord
waiting, and the two fight. Upon his defeat, the Mana Lord reveals that he was o
ne of the two children of Mana who had saved the world during the great disaster
, and rather than trying to hurt anyone, he was simply trying to fulfill the rea
son he was created: "to fill the world with the power of Mana." He tells the her
o that the other child of Mana is spreading disaster through the world and must
be stopped. He proceeds to give the Sword of Mana to the hero, then commits suic
ide by throwids